Pregnancy
rates (per 1,000 females) for adolescents, by age and race/ethnicity,
1990-2000 (line graph): 2000: non-Hispanic Black 15-17 years,
100.7; Hispanic 15-17 years, 83.1; non-Hispanic White 15-17 years,
32.5; non-Hispanic Black under 15 years, 5.9; Hispanic under 15 years,
3.0; non-Hispanic White under 15 years, 0.8. Rates for older non-Hispanic
Black teens have dropped dramatically in the last decade, while rates
for older Hispanic and non-Hispanic White teens have also dropped,
but less significantly.

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